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09.07.08

A Sharper Image Finds Fire Faster

The U.S. Forest Service eyes a new remote-sensing system to detect early flames.

By Douglas Gantenbein Posted 07.07.2003 at 4:31 pm 0 Comments

This month, imaging scientists Donald McKeown and Michael Richardson of the Rochester Institute of Technology are test-flying a $3 million fire-mapping system to help the U.S. Forest Service spot fires earlier.

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